nomenklatura
noun
- the ruling, bureaucratic elite of the former Soviet Union, made up of members of the Communist Party who were chosen by the party to hold positions of leadership and privilege in government and industry
- any similar ruling elite
See nomenklatura in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nōˌmən-klä-to͝orˈə, nôˌmyĕn-klä-to͞orˈä)
noun- The system of patronage to senior positions in the bureaucracy of the Soviet Union and some other Communist states, controlled by committees at various levels of the Communist Party.
- (used with a pl. verb) The lists of appointees matching the lists of patronage positions in such a system.
- (used with a pl. verb) The appointees to these positions: “The . . . nomenklatura are perceived as draft-immune” (Anthony Arnold).
- The stratified, privileged class composed of these appointees.
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